Schutt was the No. 1 ranked player in Illinois and the fifth ranked defensive tackle in the country. Aside from Penn State, he had offers from Auburn, Florida, Miami, Fla., Michigan, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Ohio State and Wisconsin.

Those three verbal commitments pushed them into the top 10 and all the way to #10 in the recruiting rankings, according to Scout.com.

The recent flurry has propelled the Lions past USC (24th), Michigan State (21st), Ohio State (20th) and Oklahoma (15th).